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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was located along the Euphrates River?
A
A Communicating Center
B
Whole Foods
C
A Mall
D
A Major Trade Center
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Archaeologists have discovered some extremely interesting and unusual artifacts as the Euphrates has begun to dry up. Such as a 3400-year-old city, riches, an ancient fortress, and scary caves. Some have even speculated that these caves were jails, however, this is all supposition.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia is thought to be one of the places where early civilization developed. It is a historic region of West Asia within the Tigris-Euphrates river system. In fact, the word Mesopotamia means “between rivers” in Greek.

Detailed explanation-3: -The two cities of Mari and Europos-Dura were founded on the western bank of Euphrates river. The cities were at a key location, where they controlled the route on the Euphrates that connected the Mediterranean world with Mesopotamia and greater Asia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mainly the Euphrates and the other rivers were used as the main trade routes 3 (Figure 1). Fig 1. Mesopotamia Region. In Mesopotamian civilizations the materials and the goods were carried by humans and animals with the help of instruments such as sled, cart, and boat.

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